Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Total agricultural area over the long term
Denmark
2.61 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.81 million
in 2025
Denmark rank
105th
Sri Lanka rank
104th
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.81 million against 2.61 million in Denmark, a difference of 201,600.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 38 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.50 million | 239,280 | 1.26 million | Denmark |
| 1100s | 2.07 million | 261,775 | 1.81 million | Denmark |
| 1200s | 2.00 million | 282,114 | 1.72 million | Denmark |
| 1300s | 1.82 million | 264,590 | 1.55 million | Denmark |
| 1400s | 1.30 million | 244,329 | 1.05 million | Denmark |
| 1500s | 1.58 million | 251,792 | 1.32 million | Denmark |
| 1600s | 1.61 million | 299,691 | 1.31 million | Denmark |
| 1700s | 1.76 million | 339,340 | 1.42 million | Denmark |
| 1710s | 1.71 million | 339,002 | 1.37 million | Denmark |
| 1720s | 1.65 million | 330,169 | 1.32 million | Denmark |
| 1730s | 1.60 million | 321,519 | 1.27 million | Denmark |
| 1740s | 1.53 million | 313,047 | 1.22 million | Denmark |
| 1750s | 1.47 million | 304,748 | 1.16 million | Denmark |
| 1760s | 1.47 million | 296,618 | 1.17 million | Denmark |
| 1770s | 1.45 million | 288,652 | 1.17 million | Denmark |
| 1780s | 1.44 million | 280,845 | 1.16 million | Denmark |
| 1790s | 1.42 million | 273,194 | 1.15 million | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.40 million | 265,692 | 1.14 million | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.47 million | 258,335 | 1.21 million | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.53 million | 251,118 | 1.27 million | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.63 million | 277,194 | 1.35 million | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.68 million | 376,729 | 1.30 million | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.79 million | 647,248 | 1.15 million | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.96 million | 787,688 | 1.17 million | Denmark |
| 1870s | 2.10 million | 868,350 | 1.23 million | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.22 million | 878,341 | 1.34 million | Denmark |
| 1890s | 2.34 million | 943,105 | 1.40 million | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.50 million | 1.08 million | 1.42 million | Denmark |
| 1910s | 2.69 million | 1.18 million | 1.50 million | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2.96 million | 1.27 million | 1.69 million | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3.11 million | 1.34 million | 1.78 million | Denmark |
| 1940s | 3.17 million | 1.41 million | 1.76 million | Denmark |
| 1950s | 3.11 million | 1.77 million | 1.34 million | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3.07 million | 2.06 million | 1.01 million | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.94 million | 2.37 million | 568,910 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.84 million | 2.33 million | 512,925 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.72 million | 2.33 million | 386,079 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.67 million | 2.43 million | 238,665 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.64 million | 2.74 million | 107,868 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.62 million | 2.81 million | 195,395 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.81 million against 2.61 million in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 201,600, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Denmark ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.